Head for feather dusters.



A. RANSOM GOOD B. HEAD FOR P ER nus APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6,1906.

PATENTED SEPT. iv, 1907.

PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT RANSOM AND MEAD E. GOODHUE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HEAD FOR FEATHER DUSTERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 17, 1907 Application filed June 6,1906. Serial No.SZOAS'Y.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALBERT RANsoM and MEAD E. Goonmm, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in I-leadsfor Feather Dusters; and we do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to heads for feather dusters and the like, andhas for an object to provide a head insuring a very considerable spreadof the feathers attached to the said head.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a head of the classdescribed, means for insuring a very considerable spread of the feathersand embodying means whereby the weight of the enlarged head is reducedand compensated for by means of making the said head and its associatedshank hollow.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a head for featherclusters a shank of small diameter and with means whereby the usualhandle may be removably associated with the shank without the danger ofspreading the shank as by the employment of a ferrule of improved formand improved means of application.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a view of the improved duster head in sideelevation. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal, diametrical, sectional view of theimproved duster head.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

In its preferred embodiment, the duster head, forming the subject-matter of this application, comprises the head portion 10 resemblingthe usual construction as being provided with the grooves 11, separatedby the flanges 12, whereby a head is produced conforming in generaloutline to a pyramid. The head, as shown in the drawings, is disposed ata greater inclination than the ordinary head whereby a very considerablespread is secured for the feathers providing for greater elasticity andpliability of the brushing structure. The head 10 is provided with anaxial bore 13 of such diameter as may be conveniently produced therein,and a boss 14 is formed upon the lower end of the head.

The shank 15 is constructed separate from the head 10 and is of anyapproved length and size and provided with a reduced portion 16 forbeing inserted into the bore 13 of the head and secured therein in anyapproved manner, as by the glue or cement 17. The shank 15 is preferablyconstructed hollow, as at 18, throughout all of its length and at itsend opposite the head 10 is provided internally with screw threads 19,whereby the usual handle is applied thereto. As the shank 15 isconstructed smaller in diameter and the greater part of the material atthe lower end removed by the formation of the axial bore and the screwthreads, it is necessary to reinforce or strengthen the extremity of theshank. This reinforcing is preferably accomplished by forming upon theshank a bead 20 and disposing upon the tapered end of the shank atapered ferrule 21. The ferrule 21 is formed with an enlarged portion 22at its larger end, and the said enlarged portion is by proper mechanismconstructed to inclose the bead 20, as shown at 23. The ferrule 21 isalso provided at its lower or smaller end with an inturned flange 24whereby the end of the material of the shank, which would otherwise beexposed, is covered and the handle, when applied, bears against theflange 24 instead of against the end of the shank.

The formation of the head and shank in separate pieces and securing themtogether in the manner shown, is of very considerable importance forseveral reasons. By making the larger head 10 hollow, as shown, with thebore of a size suificient to accommodate the inserted end of the shank,the weight of the said head, which would otherwise be detrimental andobjectionable, is very greatly reduced. The formation of the shank 15 ishollow for the same purpose and also assists in reduc ing the otherwiseobjectionable weight of the completed duster. Anotherimportant featurein forming the head of the two parts, as shown, is that owing toconstantly increasing cost of wood, the possibility of forming the shank15 from a stick smaller than the stick from which the head is formed,isa matter of very considerable saving in the manufacture.

The ferrule shown as secured upon the shank by means of crimping theenlarged head about a bead formed upon the shank is also an importantfeature, as by such application the ferrule is permanently secured uponthe shank without the use of nails, rivets or similar securingmeans'which would not only split and damage the wood of the shank, butwould likewise be likely to extend through the material and into thecentral bore and interfere with the proper insertion and removal of thehandle.

By the formation of the head hollow as shown, the said head may beformed of a size which would be prohibitive in a solid head, and wherebya greater spread and elasticity of the feathers is secured, producingthereby an improved and highly desirable article at a cost no greaterand even less, and weighing no more or even less, than the dusterconstructed upon a solid head of very much smaller spread.

What I claim is 1. In a duster, a head, a shank extending therefrom,

provided with an annular bead intermediate its ends, and a ferruleembracing the extremity of the shank and having an enlarged portioncrimped over and embracing In testimony whereof we atfix our signaturesin presthe bead. ence of two witnesses.

2. In a duster, a head provided with an axial bore, and ALBERT RANSOM.

with a shank provided with a reduced portion seated MEAD E. GOODHUE. 5within the bore of the head and having a longitudinal Witnesses to thesignature of Albert Ransom:

bore smaller than and co-axial with the bore of the head, CLARA BAUERLE,

an annular bead formed externally about the shank inter- ALBERT RANSOM,Jr.

mediate its ends, and a ferrule embracing the ends of the Witnesses tothe signature of Mead E. Goodhue:

shank and having an enlarged portion crimped over and H. D. HIGINBOTHAM,

1O embracing the bead. DAVID LEVY.

